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Microsoft Said to Be Adjusting Office-Teams Pricing to Avoid EU Antitrust Fine
Microsoft is mulling if it can widen the price difference between the software sold without the app and its Office product sold with Teams to avert a possible EU antitrust fine. The move comes five years after Salesforce-owned Slack complained to the European Commission about Microsoft's tying of Teams with Office.
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Amazon Paused Rollout of Microsoft Office for a Year After Hacks
Amazon paused the rollout after Microsoft discovered a Russia-linked hacker group had gained access to some of its employees’ email accounts. After conducting its own analysis of the software, Amazon asked for changes to guard against unauthorised access and create a more detailed accounting of user activity in the apps
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Microsoft's Satya Nadella Got 63% Hike In 2024, Received Pay Package Of...
Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella received a pay package worth $79.1 million for fiscal 2024, a 63% increase from the prior year as the software maker worked to extend its strong position in artificial intelligence tools.
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Microsoft Product Chief Panos Panay to Exit, Pavan Davuluri to Lead Next
Microsoft's Pavan Davuluri will lead a team focused on Windows software, devices portfolio and semiconductor chips, the company said on Monday, while announcing the departure of longtime product chief Panos Panay. The team led by Davuluri will "build silicon, systems and devices that span Windows, client and cloud for an AI world," according to a s...
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Microsoft to Unbundle Teams From Office Product to Avert EU Antitrust Fine
Microsoft will unbundle its chat and video app Teams from its Office product and make it easier for rival products to work with its software, the US company said on Thursday in a move aimed at staving off a possible EU antitrust fine. The proposed changes came a month after the European Commission launched an investigation into Microsoft's tying of...
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Microsoft to Charge More for AI Features in Office 365 Software, Make More Secure Version of Bing Search
Microsoft on Tuesday said it would charge at least 53 percent more to access new artificial intelligence features in its widely used office software, in a glimpse at the windfall it hopes to reap from the technology.
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Microsoft India President Anant Maheshwari Resigns, Irina Ghose Becomes MD
Microsoft India President Anant Maheshwari has resigned from his role after a stint of almost seven years at the software company. The exit led to a shuffle among the top executives of the multinational software giant. Microsoft has elevated company's chief operating officer Irina Ghose to the role of Managing Director for India.
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Google Filed Complaint Against Microsoft for Dominant Cloud Services Position: Report
Alphabet's Google formally filed a complaint to the US Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday saying Microsoft used its dominant position in enterprise software to push customers towards its cloud services, The Information reported on Wednesday. Microsoft used the licensing terms in its Office 365 productivity software to lock customers into separate ...
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Microsoft Seeks to Push Activision Deal at EU Hearing for Market Competition
Microsoft President Brad Smith on Tuesday will seek to convince EU antitrust regulators at a closed hearing that the US software giant's $69 billion (nearly Rs. 5,71,800 crore) bid for Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard will boost competition. Smith will lead a delegation of 18 senior executives, including Microsoft Gaming Chief Executive Off...
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Is the Metaverse Really the Future of Work?
Meta's vision of the metaverse includes people using the company's wearable technology for work, in addition to the company's main metaverse product, a virtual reality playground called Horizon Worlds. The Facebook parent firm is also working with Microsoft to make available virtual versions of the latter's business software, such as Office and Tea...
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Google Docs, Slides, Sheets Will Now Offer Improved Notifications When Editing Incompatible Microsoft Office Files
Google’s Workspace app notifications have been improved to warn users of incompatibility issues as they work on a Microsoft Office document. The compatibility notifications will now appear on Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides when editing or collaborating on Microsoft Office files.
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Microsoft Teams Down for Thousands of Users, Company Investigating Outage
Microsoft Teams is down for thousands of users, after the collaboration software was inaccessible on Thursday morning. Website and service downtime tracker Downtedector reported thousands of user reports stating the service was inaccessible. Microsoft has confirmed that it is investigating reports that the service is inaccessible.
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Microsoft Rides Software, Cloud Computing Demand to Boost Quarterly Profits by 21 Percent
Demand for Microsoft’s cloud-computing services and work software helped boost its quarterly profits by 21 percent as the pandemic continued to keep many office workers at least partly at home.
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Microsoft Nudges Pirates to Pay, Offers 50 Percent Discount on Microsoft 365 Subscriptions
Microsoft is offering a 50 percent discount to users who have pirated Microsoft Office, in an attempt to convert them into paying customers. The company is also warning users about the dangers of installing pirated software on their computers. However, not all users are eligible to avail of the discount, which is valid only for the first year, acco...
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At Microsoft, A Promotion For Satya Nadella After He Revamped It
Microsoft Corp. named Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella as board chairman, strengthening his influence at the world's largest software maker after more than seven years as the top executive.
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Microsoft Said to Be Adjusting Office-Teams Pricing to Avoid EU Antitrust Fine
Microsoft is mulling if it can widen the price difference between the software sold without the app and its Office product sold with Teams to avert a possible EU antitrust fine. The move comes five years after Salesforce-owned Slack complained to the European Commission about Microsoft's tying of Teams with Office.
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Amazon Paused Rollout of Microsoft Office for a Year After Hacks
Amazon paused the rollout after Microsoft discovered a Russia-linked hacker group had gained access to some of its employees’ email accounts. After conducting its own analysis of the software, Amazon asked for changes to guard against unauthorised access and create a more detailed accounting of user activity in the apps
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Microsoft's Satya Nadella Got 63% Hike In 2024, Received Pay Package Of...
Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella received a pay package worth $79.1 million for fiscal 2024, a 63% increase from the prior year as the software maker worked to extend its strong position in artificial intelligence tools.
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Microsoft Product Chief Panos Panay to Exit, Pavan Davuluri to Lead Next
Microsoft's Pavan Davuluri will lead a team focused on Windows software, devices portfolio and semiconductor chips, the company said on Monday, while announcing the departure of longtime product chief Panos Panay. The team led by Davuluri will "build silicon, systems and devices that span Windows, client and cloud for an AI world," according to a s...
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Microsoft to Unbundle Teams From Office Product to Avert EU Antitrust Fine
Microsoft will unbundle its chat and video app Teams from its Office product and make it easier for rival products to work with its software, the US company said on Thursday in a move aimed at staving off a possible EU antitrust fine. The proposed changes came a month after the European Commission launched an investigation into Microsoft's tying of...
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Microsoft to Charge More for AI Features in Office 365 Software, Make More Secure Version of Bing Search
Microsoft on Tuesday said it would charge at least 53 percent more to access new artificial intelligence features in its widely used office software, in a glimpse at the windfall it hopes to reap from the technology.
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Microsoft India President Anant Maheshwari Resigns, Irina Ghose Becomes MD
Microsoft India President Anant Maheshwari has resigned from his role after a stint of almost seven years at the software company. The exit led to a shuffle among the top executives of the multinational software giant. Microsoft has elevated company's chief operating officer Irina Ghose to the role of Managing Director for India.
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Google Filed Complaint Against Microsoft for Dominant Cloud Services Position: Report
Alphabet's Google formally filed a complaint to the US Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday saying Microsoft used its dominant position in enterprise software to push customers towards its cloud services, The Information reported on Wednesday. Microsoft used the licensing terms in its Office 365 productivity software to lock customers into separate ...
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Microsoft Seeks to Push Activision Deal at EU Hearing for Market Competition
Microsoft President Brad Smith on Tuesday will seek to convince EU antitrust regulators at a closed hearing that the US software giant's $69 billion (nearly Rs. 5,71,800 crore) bid for Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard will boost competition. Smith will lead a delegation of 18 senior executives, including Microsoft Gaming Chief Executive Off...
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Is the Metaverse Really the Future of Work?
Meta's vision of the metaverse includes people using the company's wearable technology for work, in addition to the company's main metaverse product, a virtual reality playground called Horizon Worlds. The Facebook parent firm is also working with Microsoft to make available virtual versions of the latter's business software, such as Office and Tea...
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Google Docs, Slides, Sheets Will Now Offer Improved Notifications When Editing Incompatible Microsoft Office Files
Google’s Workspace app notifications have been improved to warn users of incompatibility issues as they work on a Microsoft Office document. The compatibility notifications will now appear on Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides when editing or collaborating on Microsoft Office files.
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Microsoft Teams Down for Thousands of Users, Company Investigating Outage
Microsoft Teams is down for thousands of users, after the collaboration software was inaccessible on Thursday morning. Website and service downtime tracker Downtedector reported thousands of user reports stating the service was inaccessible. Microsoft has confirmed that it is investigating reports that the service is inaccessible.
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Microsoft Rides Software, Cloud Computing Demand to Boost Quarterly Profits by 21 Percent
Demand for Microsoft’s cloud-computing services and work software helped boost its quarterly profits by 21 percent as the pandemic continued to keep many office workers at least partly at home.
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Microsoft Nudges Pirates to Pay, Offers 50 Percent Discount on Microsoft 365 Subscriptions
Microsoft is offering a 50 percent discount to users who have pirated Microsoft Office, in an attempt to convert them into paying customers. The company is also warning users about the dangers of installing pirated software on their computers. However, not all users are eligible to avail of the discount, which is valid only for the first year, acco...
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At Microsoft, A Promotion For Satya Nadella After He Revamped It
Microsoft Corp. named Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella as board chairman, strengthening his influence at the world's largest software maker after more than seven years as the top executive.
